John Sharpless Lightbrown

Male1 January 1838–11 May 1903

Brief Life History of John Sharpless

When John Sharpless Lightbrown was born on 1 January 1838, in Blackburn, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom, his father, Henry Lightbown, was 24 and his mother, Margaret Ingham, was 19. He married Sara Ann Tegardine on 12 March 1870, in United States. He lived in Ohio, United States in 1870 and Hyde Park Township, Cook, Illinois, United States in 1880. He died on 11 May 1903, in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States, at the age of 65, and was buried in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States.

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John Sharpless Lightbrown
1838–1903
Sara Ann Tegardine
1837–1888
Marriage: 12 March 1870

Sources (15)

  • John Lightbourn in household of John Bolton, "England and Wales Census, 1841"
  • Legacy NFS Source: John Sharpless Lightbrown - Individual or family possessions: birth-name: John Sharpless Lightbrown
  • John S. Lightbown, "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2013"

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  • Marriage
    12 March 1870United States
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    World Events (8)

    1843

    Age 5

    Dickens A Christmas Carol was first published.

    1848 · Chicago Board of Trade

    Age 10

    Starting as a voluntary association to help buyers and sellers meet to negotiate and make contracts. The Chicago Board of Trade is one of the oldest futures and options exchanges in the world and is open 22 hours per day . 

    1856 · The Largest Map Company in the World

    Age 18

    William Rand opened a small printing shop in Chicago. Doing most of the work himself for the first two years he decided to hire some help. Rand Hired Andrew McNally, an Irish Immigrant, to work in his shop. After doing business with the Chicago Tribune, Rand and McNally were hired to run the Tribune's entire printing operation. Years later, Rand and McNally established Rand McNally & Co after purchasing the Tribune's printing business. They focused mainly on printing tickets, complete railroad guides and timetables for the booming railroad industry around the city. What made the company successful was the detailed maps of roadways, along with directions to certain places. Rand McNally was the first major map publisher to embrace a system of numbered highways and erected many of the roadside highway signs that have been adopted by state and federal highway authorities. The company is still making and updating the world maps that are looked at every day.

    Name Meaning

    English: nickname from Middle English liht ‘light’ (Old English lēoht) + bond(e) ‘unfree tenant, serf’ ( see Bond ), the sense of liht here being perhaps ‘cheerful’ or ‘active’ ( compare Lightbody ).

    Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland © University of the West of England 2016

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